Ken Plum: The interesting politics of the Medicaid gap
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People who could benefit from an expansion of Medicaid that closes the coverage gap by insuring more of the working poor are found throughout the Commonwealth.
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Senate Finance Committee passes another budget
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The Senate Finance Committee voted on a bipartisan basis on Monday to report a new budget that would use the Senate’s private option approach — Marketplace Virginia — to close the health care coverage gap, enabling up to 400,000 uninsured Virginians to access health care.
Coastal Plain League to play eight games with USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
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The Coastal Plain League announced this week that its teams will compete in eight games versus the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team during the 2014 summer season.
JMU’s Kirby Burkholder, Kenny Brooks claim state honors
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JMU senior guard Kirby Burkhoder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) was named the Richmond Times-Dispatch State Player of the Year on Wednesday, March 26, to highlight six honors collected by the Dukes from the state capital’s paper.
ACLU: Virginia community college policy on campus demonstrations is unconstitutional
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On Friday, the ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to the Chancellor and Board of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) informing them that VCCS’s policies limiting the right to protest on Virginia’s community college campuses violate the First Amendment.
Virginia receives increased homeland security grant funds
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia has received $7.4 million in Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds for fiscal year 2014 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a 15 percent increase from the previous fiscal year.
Attorney General Mark Herring launches public safety tour
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring has launched a two week public safety tour of Virginia in which he will hold 22 regional meetings to hear from local public safety and law enforcement leaders and local elected officials about challenges in their area and ways that he can help protect our communities.
Letter: Sen. Kaine gives climate talk
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On Monday, 30 U.S. senators stood up for an “all-nighter” on climate change in Washington, D.C. We applaud Virginia’s Senator Tim Kaine for joining this effort. Sen. Kaine’s statement was a clear sign that he understands not only the urgency for Virginia in addressing the impacts of climate change, like rising seas in Hampton Roads, but also the opportunity for innovation.
Virginians leading LGBT equality efforts to be recognized by Equality Virginia
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On Saturday, April 5, Equality Virginia will recognize the 2014 class of OUTstanding Virginians – those who represent Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community with distinction and who are committed to moving the LGBT community forward.
Tim Kaine: Solution to climate change is American innovation
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Monday night, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined more than 25 members of the Senate Climate Action Task Force for a rare all-night session to call attention to the effects of climate change. In his remarks, Kaine discussed the urgent need for Congress to act on curbing emissions and investing in innovative and clean energy solutions.
